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Reprints and refunds of indicia

Inactive Publication Date: 2021-07-29
NEOPOST TECH SA
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The patent describes a system that allows for reprints and refunds of shipping labels. It determines if the shiving label was not printed correctly and if a reprint or refund is available. If a reprint is available, the system sends a request to reprint the label to a postage system. If the reprint is not available, the system determines if the original label can be refunded. The technical effects are improved efficiency and accuracy in reprinting and refunding of shipping labels.

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Systems that use value-bearing indicia, such as postal and other mail delivery systems, often have complex rules regarding when an indicia can be refunded or reprinted.
For example, if reprints are available without limitation, a user may unintentionally or fraudulently print many shipping labels using the same indicia, which would result in significant losses or administrative overhead for the associated carrier.

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[0008]Some shipping and postage systems address or avoid the problem of managing the availability of reprints and / or refunds of indicia by charging a sender of a mailpiece only when the mailpiece enters a mail stream or equivalent delivery stream. For example, carriers such as FedEx, UPS and the like provide online systems through which a sender can print a shipping label that includes an indicia. The sender is charged for the shipment when the associated package or other mailpiece is received by the carrier and begins transit to a recipient. If the sender reprints and re-uses the same indicia, the carrier may charge the sender for each use. The carrier therefore avoids any shortfall or administrative overhead involved in tracking potentially erroneous indicia reprints.

[0009]In contrast, pre-paid systems may charge the sender when the indicia is generated. Conventional devices typically remove funds from an account of the sender when an indicia is generated. For example, a conventio...

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Abstract

Systems and techniques are provided that allow for efficient and simple provision of reprint indicia, refund requests and refunds for erroneous or damaged indicia, and combinations thereof, without the technical and administrative overhead common to conventional postage systems.

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BACKGROUND[0001]Systems that use value-bearing indicia, such as postal and other mail delivery systems, often have complex rules regarding when an indicia can be refunded or reprinted. Such rules often are viewed as necessary to prevent unintentional duplication and intentional misuse of the system. For example, if reprints are available without limitation, a user may unintentionally or fraudulently print many shipping labels using the same indicia, which would result in significant losses or administrative overhead for the associated carrier.BRIEF SUMMARY[0002]Embodiments disclosed herein include methods and systems for providing reprints and / or refunds of indicia, which include the features of determining that a shipping label comprising an initial indicia did not print correctly and determining whether a reprint and / or refund of the shipping label is available. Where a reprint of the initial indicia is available, an option may be presented to a user to reprint the shipping label ...

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IPC IPC(8): G07B17/00G06Q20/40G06Q10/08
CPCG07B17/00314G07B17/00435G07B17/00024G07B2017/00338G06Q10/083G07B2017/00064G06Q20/407G07B17/00508G07B2017/00056G07G5/00G06Q20/209G07G3/006G06Q2250/00G06Q50/60G06Q10/08
Inventor WILSON, KIRK LANEMANGIAMELI, CINDY
Owner NEOPOST TECH SA